Wayside: Erosion (Roadside)
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Wayside: Erosion (Roadside) open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Fossil Butte National Monument.
As of · Source: NPS · Fossil Butte National Monument. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Wayside: Erosion (Roadside) is a short stop on the road through Fossil Butte National Monument in Wyoming, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the monument's boundaries, about 0.3 miles from the Wayside: Plan Your Visit to Fossil Butte trail and 0.6 miles from the Fossil Birds Exhibit. The name points to the erosion features on display here, and the route is free to visit. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Fossil Butte run to highs around 83°F in July and 82°F in August, with lows in the low 40s. Winters are cold, with January highs near 28°F and lows around 5°F. Other nearby stops include Fossil Butte, about 1.7 miles away, and the Historic Quarry Trail, also about 1.7 miles off. The Wayside: Slump or Debris Flow (Roadside) trail is about 2.6 miles away.
- Wayside: Plan Your Visit to Fossil ButteHiking0.3 mi
- Fossil Birds ExhibitHiking0.6 mi
Fossil ButteHikingPhoto: NPS / public domain1.7 mi- Historic Quarry TrailHiking1.7 mi
Wayside: Slump or Debris Flow (Roadside)HikingPhoto: Leaflet — Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)2.6 mi- Chicken Creek Nature TrailHiking2.8 mi
- Wayside: Why the Rocks of Rubey Point are CurvedHiking3.3 mi
- Twin CreekCanoeing5.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Fossil ButteHiking · ~3 min drive
East Hodges Canyon TrailHiking · ~1h drivePhoto: Hermann Luyken, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Antelop TrailHiking · ~23 min drive
- Emigrant TrailHiking · ~27 min drive
- Emigrant TrailHiking · ~37 min drive
- Wayside: Slump or Debris Flow (Roadside)Hiking · ~4 min drive
- Historic Quarry TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Emigrant TrailHiking · ~26 min drive
- BIG PARK LOOPHiking · ~50 min drive
- Commissary RidgeHiking · ~46 min drive
Best time to visit Wayside: Erosion (Roadside)
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
28° / 5°
9 wet
Feb
30° / 6°
8 wet
Mar
41° / 16°
8 wet
Apr
52° / 23°
8 wet
May
63° / 30°
10 wet
Jun
74° / 35°
7 wet
Jul
83° / 42°
6 wet
Aug
82° / 41°
7 wet
Sep
72° / 32°
7 wet
Oct
57° / 23°
7 wet
Nov
40° / 14°
8 wet
Dec
29° / 5°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fossil Butte, WY, 0.6 mi away at 6,785 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
